Latest crime figures in Taunton revealed

CRIME rates in some areas of Taunton have been almost slashed in half in the last three years, according to the latest figures from the police national crime database.

Monthly figures published on www.police.uk show the number of crimes in each of the eight wards which Taunton is broken up into and a brief summary of what each crime consisted of.

The latest figures are from January this year and people can also find out how many crimes took place on their street each month dating back to December 2010.

The Halcon ward noticed the biggest drop in January crimes, falling from 110 in 2011 to 63 this year, while Eastgate, which covers the East Reach area noticed the highest number of crimes (163) but that was still a drop from 210 offences in January 2011.

Taunton's most well-behaved area was Killams and Mountfield, which only experienced 12 crimes.

The county town's other wards include Blackbrook and Holway, which saw 36 crimes, Fairwater, where there was 85 offences in January, Lyngford North, which noticed 56 crimes, Manor and Wilton had 30 wrongdoings reported, and Pyrland and Rowbarton, where 55 felonies were committed.

For the full run-down of each offence committed in each ward, see below.